Re: run older VGA games in separate window?

From: <©¿©> (user_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 10/18/04 

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:48:28 -0400

Get a new monitor...they are real cheap now!

"sam" <notrash4me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3304e3ac.0410171854.6fd0ddc1@posting.google.com...
>I have a slightly messed up display that does not support 640x480. It
> supports all other resolutions fine and we like the monitor but the
> issue is some of our kids games. They force the monitor to
> full-screen 640x480 that is not supported and thus, our kids can't
> play the games.
>
> Anyone out there have an idea or some application that can run these
> older gamse in a separate window (leaving the monitor resolution set
> to something that our screen supports)? I'm thinking along the lines
> of an xwindows type program...
>
> thanks
>

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